2015 in esports

Overview of the events of 2015 in esports

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2015 in sports

* Air sports
* American football
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* Association football
* Athletics
* Australian rules football
* Badminton
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* Basketball
* Canadian football
* Chess
* Climbing
* Combat sports
* Sumo
* Cricket
* 2014–15
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* Cycling
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* Esports
* Field hockey
* Flying disc
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Ice hockey
* Ice sports
* Korfball
* Lumberjack sports
* Mind sports
* Modern pentathlon
* Motorsport
* Orienteering
* Paralympic sports
* Precision sports
* Shooting
* Racquetball
* Roller sports
* Sailing
* Skiing
* Speedway
* Rugby league‎
* Rugby union
* Snooker
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* Strength sports
* Weightlifting
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball

List of events in 2015 in esports (also known as professional gaming).

## Calendar of events

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(for extended events the final date is listed)

Date  | Game  | Event  | Location  | Winner/s

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January 6  | Dota 2 | i-League Season 2  | China  | LGD Gaming
January 9–11  | Smite | Smite World Championship | Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center
Atlanta, Georgia, US  | COGnitive Prime
January 30–February 1  | Super Smash Bros. series
numerous games  | Apex 2015 | Garden State Convention Center
Somerset, New Jersey, US  | SuPeRbOoMfAn (Smash 64)
PPMD (Melee)
Ally (Brawl)
ZeRo (Smash 4)
February 24–October 6  | iRacing.com | NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series  | Online  | Kenny Humpe[1]
February 1–March 27  | Dota 2 | Major All Stars Dota 2 Tournament finals  | Kuala Lumpur | Invictus Gaming
February 9  | Dota 2 | Dota 2 Asia Championships | Shanghai, China | Evil Geniuses
March 1  | World of Tanks | Wargaming.net EU Gold Series Season 5 Finals  | Sofia, Bulgaria | Kazna Kru
March 8  | Halo 2: Anniversary | Halo Championship Series (HCS) Season 1 Finals (PAX East 2015)  | Boston, Massachusetts | Evil Geniuses
March 15  | StarCraft II
League of Legends | Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) Season IX Katowice  | Katowice, Poland | SC2: Zest
LoL: Team SoloMid
March 15  | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Electronic Sports League (ESL) One Katowice  | Katowice  | fnatic
March 27–29  | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Major League Gaming Call of Duty Championship | Los Angeles, California, US  | Denial eSports
March 29  | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | Star Ladder StarSeries Season XII  | Kyiv, Ukraine | Ninjas in Pyjamas
April 5  | StarCraft II | 2015 StarCraft II World Championship Series (WCS) Season 1  | France  | Polt
April 6  | League of Legends | Vietnam Championship Series (VCS) Spring 2015  | Vietnam (online)  | Saigon Fantastic Five
April 6  | numerous games  | Gamers Assembly | Poitiers | (see article)
April 8  | League of Legends | Challenger Series Spring Finals  | Los Angeles | Enemy eSports
April 9  | League of Legends | Tencent LoL Secondary Pro League 2015 Spring Finals  | China  | Qiao Gu
April 12  | Dota 2 | joinDOTA MLG Pro League Season 1  | Columbus, Ohio | Team Empire
April 12  | League of Legends | Garena Premier League (GPL) Spring 2015  | Vietnam National Convention Center
Từ Liêm, Hanoi | Saigon Fantastic 5
April 11–26  | Heroes of the Storm | Heroes of the Dorm  | Shrine Auditorium
Los Angeles | University of California, Berkeley
May 2–3  | Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare | Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC 2015)  | Zénith de Paris
Paris, France | OpTic Gaming
July 17–19  | numerous fighting games | Evolution 2015 | Bally's / Paris Las Vegas Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada, US  | see main article
July ?-23[2] | Halo 2: Anniversary[2] | Halo Championship Series (HCS) Season 2 Finals[2] | Burbank, California[2] | Evil Geniuses[2]
August 3–8  | Dota 2 | The International 2015 | KeyArena
Seattle, Washington, US  | Evil Geniuses
August 22–23  | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | ESL One Cologne 2015 | Cologne, Germany | Fnatic
September 19–20  | Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Super Smash Bros. Melee | DreamHack London 2015 | London, England, United Kingdom |
September 19–20  | numerous games  | DreamHack Stockholm 2015 |  |
October 31  | League of Legends | League of Legends World Championship grand finals  | Mercedes-Benz Arena
Berlin, Germany | SK Telecom T1
November 7  | Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft | Hearthstone World Championship 2015 | Anaheim, California | Sebastian "Ostkaka" Engwall[3]
November 26–29  | Numerous games  | DreamHack Winter 2015 | Jönköping, Sweden |
December 2–5  | Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
League of Legends
StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void | IeSF E-Sports World Championship 2015 | Seoul, South Korea | Team Serbia
December 4–6  | Crossfire | Crossfire Stars (CFS) 2015 Grand Finals | Guangzhou, China | HG.LongZhu
December 6  | Ultra Street Fighter IV | Capcom Cup 2015  | Moscone Center
San Francisco, California, US  | Kazunoko

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Esports and competitive video gaming

* Games
* Leagues and tournaments
* Players
* Cheating
* Betting

Fighting|

* Capcom Cup
* CEO
* Evolution Championship Series
* Killer Instinct World Cup
* Super Smash Bros.
* Apex
* The Big House
* Genesis
* Smash World Tour
* Super Smash Con

MOBA|

* Dota 2
* Pro Circuit
* The International
* League of Legends
* World Championship
* Mid-Season Invitational
* First Stand
* Champions Korea
* Championship Pacific
* Championship of The Americas
* EMEA Championship
* Pro League
* Pacific Championship Series
* Vietnam Championship Series
* other
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* Mid Season Cup
* World Championship
* Smite World Championship

Real-time strategy|

* StarCraft
* StarCraft II
* Global League
* Warcraft III
* championships

Shooter|

* Apex Legends Global Series
* Call of Duty
* Championship
* League
* Counter-Strike
* BLAST Premier
* ESL Pro League
* Flashpoint
* Majors
* Fortnite World Cup
* Overwatch
* Apex
* Champions Series
* Contenders
* League
* World Cup
* QuakeCon
* Six Invitational
* Valorant Champions Tour
* PUBG Mobile

Sports|

* eFootball.Open
* eSailing
* Inshore Worlds
* Offshore (Virtual Vendee)
* Gran Turismo World Series
* FIFAe World Cup
* FIFAe Nations Cup
* Formula One Esports Series
* Formula E: Accelerate
* iRacing
* eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series
* eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series
* EuroNASCAR Esports Series
* INDYCAR iRacing Challenge
* NBA 2K League
* Rocket League Championship Series
* eRacing
* 2017 Vegas eRace

Other genres|

* Classic Tetris World Championship
* Hearthstone
* Pokémon
* World Championships

Multi-genre|

* Asian Games
* Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games
* Commonwealth Esports Championships
* DreamHack
* ELeague
* ESEA League
* ESL
* Intel Extreme Masters
* Esports World Convention
* Esports World Cup
* Major League Gaming
* list of National Championships
* Nintendo World Championships
* Campus Challenge
* Olympic Esports Series
* Southeast Asian Games
* Twin Galaxies
* World Cyber Games
* World Electronic Sports Games
* World Series of Video Games

Governing bodies|

* Amazon University Esports
* Armenian Esports Federation
* Asian Electronic Sports Federation
* Bangladesh Youth Development and Electronic Sports Association
* British Esports
* Esports Integrity Commission
* Esports World Federation
* Global Esports Federation
* International Esports Federation
* Korea e-Sports Association
* National Association of Collegiate Esports
* Professional Esports Association
* Saudi Esports Federation
* Tespa
* Thailand E-Sports Federation
* Russian eSports Federation
* World Esports Association

Defunct organizations|

* Championship Gaming Series
* Cyberathlete Professional League
* eGames
* G7 Teams
* MBCGame StarCraft League
* Ongamenet Starleague
* Professional Gamers League
* Tougeki – Super Battle Opera
* United Kingdom eSports Association
* World e-Sports Games
* World League eSport Bundesliga
* XLEAGUE.TV

By country|

* Philippines
* United Arab Emirates

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## References

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1. ^ iRacing Alfalla closes NASCAR Peak Antifreeze Series on a winning note Archived 2015-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ a b c d e "Halo Championship Series Season 2 Finals Results". Retrieved 2015-07-27.
3. ^ Swedish player Ostkaka wins the 2015 Hearthstone World Championship at BlizzCon November 7, 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

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